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The U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts — designed circa 1827 by celebrated architect Charles Bulfinch — originally stood on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Two of the gatehouses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in their new locations.
The U.S. Capitol gatehouse and gatepost in Washington, D.C. built of Aquia Creek sandstone, photographed by Charles Bulfinch, circa 1829. Aquia Creek sandstone is a brown to light-gray freestone used extensively in building construction in Washington, D.C. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Daguerreotype of the Capitol, c. 1846. Construction of the Capitol began in 1792. When built, it was the only existing building for the use by the nation's legislature.In addition to Congress, the building was also designed to house the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, the district courts, and other offices.
A stile at Busbiehill, North Ayrshire. 2007. If the gatepost is utilitarian in purpose then gateposts will be made as strictly functional structures; however as part of the 'advertisement' of the status of the family who live beyond, they are often carefully designed and constructed and sometimes highly ornate or individualistic.
Rotunda viewed from behind the statue of George Washington (2005). The United States Capitol building features a central rotunda below the Capitol dome.Built between 1818 and 1824, the rotunda has been described as the Capitol's "symbolic and physical heart".
The United States Capitol crypt, image taken looking east. The United States Capitol crypt is the large circular room filled with forty neoclassical Doric columns directly beneath the United States Capitol rotunda.
A capital, or top portion, of one of the columns is located elsewhere in the meadow so that visitors can see the detail that the stone carver incorporated into the design. Acanthus leaves are clearly visible, and the many layers of paint applied while the column was in place at the Capitol are visible on portions of the stone. [1]
The United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is a large underground addition to the United States Capitol complex which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists [1] and an expansion space for the U.S. Congress. [2]